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List of mayors of Savannah, Georgia

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Field	Value
post	Mayor
body	Savannah
insigniacaption	Seal of City of Savannah
image	National League of Cities Conference Van Johnson.jpg
incumbent	Van R. Johnson
incumbentsince	January 1, 2020
style	The Honorable
termlength	4 years, no term limits
formation	1790
inaugural	John Houstoun
salary	$78,898
website

The mayor is the highest elected official in Savannah, Georgia. Since its incorporation by charter on 23 December 1789, and the first mayor, John Houstoun, was elected by aldermen on 8 March 1790, following citizen election of aldermen on 1 March 1790, the city has had 67 mayors.

On 31 May 1958, the term for mayor was extended from two years to four years by popular vote and with approval of the state government.

Election for mayor is held every four years, and is held as a non-partisan election, As of 7 November 2023, Van Johnson was re-elected for a four-year term.

List

#	Portrait	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Terms		Party	Notes
		John Houstoun	1790	1791	1	Independent (politician)}}		None
		Thomas Gibbons	1791	1792	1	Independent (politician)}}		None
		Joseph Habersham	1792	1793	1	Independent (politician)}}		None
	[[File:Judge William Stephens, mayor of Savannah.jpg	100px]]	William Stephens	1793	1794	1	Independent (politician)}}		None
		Thomas Gibbons	1794	1795	1	Independent (politician)}}		None
	[[File:Judge William Stephens, mayor of Savannah.jpg	100px]]	William Stephens	1795	1796	1	Independent (politician)}}		None
		John Noel	1796	1797	1	Independent (politician)}}		None
		John Glen	1797	1798	1	Independent (politician)}}		None
		Matthew McAllister	1798	1799	1	Democratic-Republican Party}}		Democratic-Republican
		Thomas Gibbons	1799	1801	2	Democratic-Republican Party}}		Democratic-Republican
		David B. Mitchell	1801	1802	1	Democratic-Republican Party}}		Democratic-Republican
		Charles Harris	1802	1804	2	Democratic-Republican Party}}		Democratic-Republican
		John Noel	1804	1807	3	Democratic-Republican Party}}		Democratic-Republican
		William Davies	1807	1807		Democratic-Republican Party}}		Democratic-Republican
		Charles Harris	1807	1808		Democratic-Republican Party}}		Democratic-Republican
		John Williamson	1808	1809	1	Democratic-Republican Party}}		Democratic-Republican
		William Bulloch	1809	1811	2	Democratic-Republican Party}}		Democratic-Republican
	[[File:Thomas Mendenhall, Jr., mayor of Savannah.jpg	100px]]	Thomas Mendenhall Jr.	1811	1811		Democratic-Republican Party}}		Democratic-Republican
		William Bulloch	1811	1812		Democratic-Republican Party}}		Democratic-Republican
		George Jones	1812	1814	2	Democratic-Republican Party}}		Democratic-Republican
		Matthew McAllister	1814	1815	Partial	Democratic-Republican Party}}		Democratic-Republican
		Thomas Charlton	1815	1817	2	Democratic-Republican Party}}		Democratic-Republican
		James Wayne	1817	1819	2	Democratic-Republican Party}}		Democratic-Republican
		Thomas Charlton	1819	1821	1	Democratic-Republican Party}}		Democratic-Republican
		James Morrison	1821	1824	3	Democratic-Republican Party}}		Democratic-Republican
		William Daniell	1824	1826	2	Jacksonian Party (United States)}}		Jacksonian
		Joseph W. Jackson	1826	1828	2	Jacksonian Party (United States)}}		Jacksonian
		William T. Williams	1828	1830	2	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		William Waring	1830	1832	2	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		George W. Owens	1832	1833	Partial	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		William T. Williams	1833	1834	1	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		William Gordon	1834	1836	1	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		William Cuyler	1836	1836		Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		John Nicoll	1836	1837	1	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
	[[File:Matthew Hall McAllister 1800 to 1865.png	125px]]	Matthew H. McAllister	1837	1839	1	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Robert M. Charlton	1839	1841	2	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		William T. Williams	1841	1842	1	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Richard Arnold	1842	1843	1	Whig Party (United States)}}		Whig
		William T. Williams	1843	1844	1	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Richard Wayne	1844	1845	1	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Henry Burroughs	1845	1848	3	Whig Party (United States)}}		Whig
		Richard Wayne	1848	1851	3	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Richard Arnold	1851	1852	1	Whig Party (United States)}}		Whig
		Richard Wayne	1852	1853	1	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		John Elliott Ward	1853	1854	1	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Edward C. Anderson	1854	1856	2	Know Nothing}}		American
		James Screven	1856	1857	1	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Richard Wayne †	1857	1858	Partial	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Thomas Turner	1858	1859	1	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Richard Arnold	1859	1860	1	Know Nothing}}		American
		Charles C. Jones	1860	1861	1	Southern Democratic (United States)}}		Democratic (Southern)
		Thomas Purse	1861	1862	1	Southern Democratic (United States)}}		Democratic (Southern)
		Thomas Holcombe	1862	1863	1	Southern Democratic (United States)}}		Democratic (Southern)
		Richard Arnold	1863	1865	1	Southern Democratic (United States)}}		Democratic (Southern)
		Edward C. Anderson	1865	1869	4	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		John Screven	1869	1873	4	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Edward C. Anderson	1873	1877	2	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		John Wheaton	1877	1883	3	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Rufus E. Lester	1883	1889	3	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		John Schwarz	1889	1891	1	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		John McDonough	1891	1895	2	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Herman Myers	1895	1897	1	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Peter Meldrim	1897	1899	1	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Herman Myers	1899	1907	4	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		George Tiedeman	1907	1913	3	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Richard Davant †	1913	1915	1	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Wallace Pierpont	1915	1919	1	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Murray Stewart	1919	1923	2	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Paul Seabrook	1923	1925	1	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Robert Hull †	1925	1927	1	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Thomas Hoynes	1927	1929		Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Gordon Saussy	1929	1931	1	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Thomas Hoynes	1931	1933		Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Thomas Gamble	1933	1937	2	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Robert M. Hitch	1937	1939	1	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Thomas Gamble †	1939	1945	3	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Peter Roe Nugent	1945	1947	1	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		John G. Kennedy	1947	1949	1	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Olin Fulmer	1949	1955	3	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Lee Mingledorff, Jr.	1955	1960	3	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic	First elected to a two-year term where he served from January 24, 1955 until January 21, 1957.
Re-elected to a second two-year term beginning January 21, 1957.
In 1958, the city shifted to a four-year mayoral term and a special election was held.
Mingledorff won re-election to a 4-year term running from October 6, 1958 to October 1, 1962.
He resigned prematurely on August 1, 1960 with the remainder of his term completed by vice-mayor Maclean.
		Malcolm R. Maclean	1960	1966	2	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		J.C. Lewis, Jr.	1966	1970	1	Republican Party (United States)}}		Republican
		John Rousakis	1970	1992	5	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic	First Greek-American mayor
		Susan Weiner	1992	1996	1	Republican Party (United States)}}		Republican	First female mayor
		Floyd Adams, Jr.	1996	2004	2	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic	First African-American mayor
		Otis Johnson	2004	2012	2	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic
		Edna Jackson	2012	2016	1	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic	First African-American female mayor
		Eddie DeLoach	2016	2020	1	Republican Party (United States)}}		Republican
		Van R. Johnson	2020	Incumbent	1	Democratic Party (United States)}}		Democratic

;Notes † Deceased/murdered in office.

Footnotes

References

[http://salarygenius.com/ga/savannah/salary/mayor-salary salarygenius.com/ga/savannah/salary/mayor-salary]
Savannah Morning News
"A List of Mayors and Aldermen of the City of Savannah, Georgia, 1790-2012".
"The Savannah tribune. (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, May 31, 1958, Page PAGE FOUR, Image 4 « Georgia Historic Newspapers".
Spracher, Luciana M.. (2004). "History & Highlights of the City of Savannah's Council-Manager Form of Government 1954-2004".
Nelson, Craig. (2023-11-08). "Johnson wins reelection as Savannah mayor".

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